Orange County, NC Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Orange County, NC is $550,929. There were 2,027 home sales in Orange County, NC over the past 12 months. The median residential Orange County, NC home value for transactions over the previous year is $473,931. The number of current listings in Orange County, NC is 2,172, and the percentage of properties for sale is 2172.00%. The county has 12 foreclosures, 4 bank owned properties, 8 headed for auction, and 2,172 properties for sale.
Orange County, NC Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | $ 680,000 $ 279/sqft | Efland | $ 472,619 $ 252/sqft |
| Hillsborough | $ 518,990 $ 245/sqft | Cedar Grove | $ 450,633 $ 248/sqft |
| Carrboro | $ 469,384 $ 289/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Orange County, NC
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $535K | $540.3K | 0.99% |
| Median Sold Price | $548.5K | $532.9K | -2.83% |
| Homes For Sale | 1,193 | 2,130 | 78.54% |
| Homes Sold | 899 | 636 | -29.25% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Browse Homes in Orange County, NC
Orange County, NC home values range from $45,575 to $5,500,000. Chapel Hill is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $695,000, and Efland is most affordable with average house prices of around $452,500.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0% of all residential properties in Orange County, NC with $[pre-foreclosures-highest-count-region] containing 0 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 5 cities within Orange County, NC; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $0 in N/A to the lowest home value of $0 in $[pre-foreclosures-lowest-avm-region].
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Orange County, NC ranges from the highest value of $1,143,271 in Hillsborough to the lowest value of $198,980 in Chapel Hill. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.14% of properties in Orange County, NC. There are 5 cities within Orange County, NC; Chapel Hill containing 2 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsChapel Hill has 3 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Orange County, NC. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.29% of all properties in Orange County, NC. There are 5 cities within Orange County, NC; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $1,059,007 in Hillsborough to the lowest value of $85,000 in Hillsborough.
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